| Federal Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday September 14, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Labor Dept.: Federal Appeals Court Upholds Decision That F.W. Webb Co. Wrongly Exempted Inside Sales Representatives From Overtime Pay
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on Sept. 12, 2024:
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Date of action: August 1, 2024
Type of action: Opinion affirming summary judgment
Employer: F.W. Webb Co., Bedford, MA
Background: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, the department's Office of the Solicitor filed suit in July 2020 against F.W. Webb Co., a wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling and ot
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Mass. U.S. Attorney: Boston Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Role in Nationwide Drug Conspiracy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024:
A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his role in a nationwide large-scale cocaine trafficking conspiracy and for distribution of large quantities of fentanyl.
Francis Jose Perez-Baez, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to 120 months in prison, followed by five years of supervis
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Mass. U.S. Attorney: Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Receiving a Firearm, Distributing Fentanyl and Possessing Cocaine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024:
A Brockton man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to firearm, cocaine, fentanyl and conspiracy offenses.
Antonio Denziah Fernandes, 23, pleaded guilty to two counts of illegally receiving a firearm while under indictment, two counts of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, one cou
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Mass. U.S. Attorney: Former Prison Guard Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Drugs Into Virginia Prison
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024:
A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute controlled substances and launder drug proceeds with co-conspirators in Massachusetts and Virginia.
Kenneth J. Owen, 24, of Charlotte Court House, Va., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute MDMA and buprenorphine and two cou
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Mass. U.S. Attorney: Massachusetts Business Owner Indicted for Over $18 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release:
A Carlisle man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications on behalf of multiple companies he owns and controls.
Durgaprasad Rao, 65, was charged with four counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. In May 2024, Rao was arrested and charge by criminal complai
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Mass. U.S. Attorney: New Hampshire Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for His Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024:
A member of a nationwide drug trafficking ring was sentenced today in federal court in Boston. During the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were seized. An illegal marijuana grow operation with hundred
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